Chesham Writers and Scribblers is an informal and inspirational writing group for aspiring authors, which has been meeting regularly since 2012. The diverse group of people meet each month at The Drawing Room in Chesham to discuss debate and dissect their work. Writing can be very solitary, so to have such support and feedback from likeminded people is an enormous help. Visit their blog writersandscribblers.wordpress.com New members are warmly welcomed, whether a published writer, scribbler or beginner.
The group also uses a range of jointly-agreed short assignments to explore various themes, aspects and genres of writing – which they then share at the meetings. They also attend monthly mentoring sessions and have regular six hour daily workshops with published author Margaret Graham
To date some of the group have successfully published novels either through the traditional route, a co-operative or through self-publishing. Others have had their own stage plays performed and submitted various competition entries.
Their aims and achievements
Jane Carling, founder of the group, always dreamed of becoming an author, but life got in the way. She finally self-published her first novel, Pandora’s Box, romantic fiction story set in Greece and is available on Amazon. Her next project is a collection of short stories. Visit her website www.janecarling.co.uk
Clare Elstow has written extensively for television and is now exploring new genres and styles in both prose and poetry. She particularly enjoys short-form writing, but hopes to embark on that elusive novel eventually…
Jan Flannigan has won reader awards for her fan fiction. She decided to join the group with the hopes of improving and is in the process of writing her first crime novel. Visit blog janetfl.wordpress.com
Pat Heath is a doctor turned author, currently working on a self-help book for people who discover they have cancer…
Michael Rowan is yet to publish a book, play or poetry unless you count a poem in the school magazine when he was thirteen. Since this early success he has developed a love of writing nurtured by the group…
Maryam Sharifi is from Animation. The bug started when she helped to develop an award winning animated short story. Now working on ways of promoting her next project, Burrow Market for which she wrote the script, amongst other things, she also wishes to publish children’s stories. Visit her blog maryamandjam.blogspot.co.uk
Catriona Troth is a freelance writer and regular contributor to the literary e-zine Words with Jam. She is the author of two novels, Ghost Town and Gift of the Raven, both published with the Triskele Books author collective. Visit her website www.triskelebooks.co.uk
Paul Vates had written for stage, print and screen. His latest play, Voltemand and Cornelius are joyfully returned is in development whilst he is working on his first novel…